Data Retention/Purging Alerts

Accessing Data Retention/Purging Settings

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In the Platform module, from the navigation pane on the left, under OBSERVE & EXPLORE, select Data Retention.

The Settings :: Purging page is displayed with the Alert tab open by default.
  1. From the main navigation menu, click Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, from the left menu, select General > Purging.

    The Settings :: Purging page is displayed with the Alert tab open by default.
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Purging Alerts

With a large number of alerts being recorded each day, a system can soon become vulnerable to threats like compromise of confidential information, a surplus of outdated information, and so on. For security reasons, regular purging of old data comes as a highly recommended practice.

To enable purging of alert records:

  1. On the Settings :: Purging page, enter the following details:
    Table 1. Field descriptions for Purging alert
    Field Description
    *Alert Purge Duration (in Days) Enter the number of days, the interval, after which the alerts will be purged.
    *Maximum Alert count Enter the maximum number of the most recent alerts that have to be retained. For example, if you set this value to 10,000, all alerts after the most recent 10,000 alerts will be purged.
    * : Mandatory fields
    Note: Excess alerts will be purged even if the maximum alert count is exceeded before the next purging cycle is scheduled.
  2. Click Save.